Musikfest has returned Banana Island to the families. For the past few years the Bethlehem music festival switched the tunes to jazz, bluegrass and other “adult” styles of music after dark but this year the venue will remain all kids’ music.

So for the first time, there is is family music at Banana Island for the opening night of Musikfest when We Kids Rock takes the stage at 5:30 and 7 p.m. The children’s rock group that grew out of a music program for infants up to age five, will get the kids dancing with their hit song from WXPN’s Kids Corner – “Stink Bug.”

Saturday brings two children’s artists who have recently been honored for their work. Philly-based Steve Pullara and his Cool Beans Band perform at 3:30 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Pullara won a Grammy Award earlier this year for helping produce the children’s CD “All About Bullies ... Big and Small” and was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 for his contributions to last year’s “Healthy Food for Thought” CD.

He is followed by home-town favorite Dave Fry, who has been named 2012 Artist of the Year by the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Fry, who is working on his first new kids CD in more than 10 years, also returns to Banana Island to offer more kids tunes at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Aug 12.

There are fewer new family band faces at Banana Island, but that’s only because so much family music is being hosted year-round at the ArtsQuest Peas & Q’s series and during the summer at Levitt Pavilion. Many of the favorites from those series including Miss Amy & Her Big Kids Band (Aug.11), Stacey Peasley Band (Aug. 10 and 11) and The Deedle Deedle Dees (Aug.12)fi, will be showing up at Musikfest over its 10 days

The new faces this first week at Musikfest are Uncle Devin and Fuzzy Lollipops.

If your little one likes drums then Monday at Banana Island is the place to be with back-to-back drum shows .

At 3:30 and 5 p.m. drummer Devin Walker will present the interactive The Uncle Devin Show.

The Baltimore-based co-founded of the ElectroKoustic Band, has created a show for kids that seeks to connect with them through the drum and the art of storytelling. Uncle Devin gets kids trying out percussive instruments as he teaches them lessons with songs such as “Tell The Truth” and “Don’t Put Yout Business on the Internet.”

Next Uncle Devin, Hector Rosado, who has drummed with both Tito Puente and David Byrne, will serve up a rocking drum workshop for children at 6:30 p.m. He also will give a workshop at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Before the drumming starts, Boston troubadour Alastair Moock returns at 12:30 and 2 p.m. Moock was inspired to make family music after his twin daughters were born in 2006. He and The Rowdy Roots band released their first CD, "A Cow Says Moock," and the disc won a NAPPA Gold Award and a Parent's Choice Recommended Award.

Hailing from New York's Hudson Valley,the band delivers original songs and lush harmonies, while wearing funny glasses. They cite their influences as James Brown, Sesame Street in the 70's and Shel Silverstein.

All week, Banana Island also will offer daily themed crafts, rides, and a scavenger hunt. The venue which is being sponsored by Bethlehem’s Peeps & Company also will feature surprise visits by the Peeps chick, Peepster car and giveaways of Peeps candy.

Other non-Banana Island kid-friendly acts inlcude the MarchFourth Marching Band which returns Tuesday to Aug. 9. This 20-piece ensemble mixes funk, rock and jazz, boiling it all together with high-stepping stilt acrobatics and dazzling dancers. The band will parade through the north side of Bethlehem Tuesday and Aug. 9; and the South Side on Wednesday, as well as give performances.

It isn't exactly a venue, but a stage will return to Bethlehem City Hall Plaza, at Church and New streets, the former location of Americaplatz

The free Project M stage will have entertainment 4-10 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 11. Presented by Bethlehem Area Youth Council, it is being designed by teens and for teens, with skateboarding demonstrations by Homebase Skateshop, dance competitions from 5-7 p.m. and dance party 7-10 p.m., with music by DJ Cap Cee.

Kids never tire of seeing the silent masked performer with a theatrical flourish play original music on the huge bell organ, or carillon -- the only one of its kind in the United States. Cast in Bronze plays on the hour from 5-9 p.m.daily at Handwerkplatz.

Also returning will be the PlayStation Experience, a mobile facility with PlayStation 3 gaming stations featuring new titles, at Festplatz.

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